Drew barrymore heads up the cast in firestarter, the suspensefilled film based on the bestselling stephen king novel. A couple who participated in a potent medical experiment gain telekinetic ability and then have a child who is pyrokinetic. She is in a sense a product of a government drug experiment her parents were given an experimental drug while in college and ended up with powers who can start fires with. We didnt mind all the drugs, booze and wild partying. She achieved fame as a child actress with her role in e. Watch firestarter online stream full movie directv. A child of hollywood royalty, the golden globe winning actress career has spanned nearly her entire life, making her first. She is a member of the barrymore family of actors, and the granddaughter of john barrymore.
I know, i know, i still need to get the cast names in there and ill be eternally tweaking it, so if you have any corrections, feel free to drop me a line. Firestarter 1010 movie clip charlie burns everything. Photograph your local culture, help wikipedia and win. Drew barrymore celebrates her 45th birthday on february 22, 1975. Drew barrymore is an american actress, author, director, model and producer who gained recognition as a child artist for appearing in steven spielbergs top grossing scifi fantasy film e.
She will always be the firestarter for me, a part she was meant for and she is incredibly endearing and it makes the governement villians in this even more despicable and it makes you hate them more for what they do to her and her father. Firestarter movie poster lobby cards stephen king scifi. Firestarter 410 movie clip torching the agents 1984. Firestarter is based on a bonechilling novel by steven king. Drew barrymores first starring role a 9year old possesses pyrotechnic powers that threaten a fiery end to those who make her mad.
After college sweethearts andrew david keith and vicky mcgee heather locklear participate in a mysterious psychic experiment, they have a child, charlie barrymore, who is born with the ability to start fires with her mind. This is a great movie collection of 2 firestarter movies. The fatherdaughter relationship between david keith and drew barrymore still resonate, as do the themes of lost and unfulfilled family. Drew barrymore celebrity profile check out the latest drew barrymore photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes.
Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at. Drew barrymore starred in some of the most interesting projects as a child actor and firestarter was one of them. When agents from the shop arrive and shoot irv art carney, charlie drew barrymore loses control and sets the men on fire. Drew barrymore plays charlie mcgee the young daughter of andrew david keith and vicky heather locklear mcgee, who years earlier. I was so tired that much of that time is a complete blur. The upcoming film adaptation of stephen kings novel firestarter has found a new director in fatih akin. Drew blyth barrymore was born in culver city, california, to actors john drew barrymore and jaid barrymore nee. This is a very good movie version of a great stephen king book. She later struggled with substance abuse and notoriety, before reemerging as a talented actress, producer and businesswoman. The movie was the third that she starred in, and her character is basically a roadmap to the eerieweird kid trope that weve seen in genre movies. Firestarter novel charlie mcgee was born on march 24, 1975, in harrison, ohio, to andrew andy mcgee and victoria vicky tomlinson with her abilities due to her parents having participated in a mysterious governmentfunded experiment during college.
Of filming firestarter, drew barrymore once said this. The plot concerns a young girl who develops pyrokinesis and the secret government agency known as the shop which seeks to control her. All that stands out in my memory is the horrible creamy chicken soup and salad i ate for lunch every day, and how id try to sneak hot salsa into my friends bowl of soup. With drew barrymore, david keith, freddie jones, heather locklear. She was the classic child star who grew up into a wild teen while constantly in the spotlight. Eightyearold drew barrymore stars as the child who has the amazing ability to start fires with just a glance. The 1984 version of firestarter starred drew barrymore as a young girl with pyrokinetic abilities whos abducted by the government because of course they want to use her as a weapon. Years later, the couples daughter, charlie drew barrymore, begins to exhibit the ability of setting fires solely with her mind. Informations on charlies angels on the movies official site.
Drew barrymore starrer firestarter gets blumhouse reboot. Finally, the firestarter script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the stephen king movie with drew barrymore. Firestarter movie poster lobby cards stephen king scifi horror drew barrymore. Firestarter is a 1984 american science fiction horror film based on stephen kings 1980 novel of the same name. Lot of 4 original lobby card measures approx 11 x 14in in excellent condition. Since melting audiences hearts at the age of six in steven spielbergs beloved scifi blockbuster, e. Prophetically, a few years before she was cast in the film, sixyearold drew barrymores mother thought that drew resembled the girl on the source novels paperback dustjacket.
Firestarter is the latest stephen king movie getting a. We just wish she didnt undergo breast reduction surgery in. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of firestarter. For me, this film belongs totally to drew barrymore. As most know this is a movie adaptation of the stephen king novel of the same name made in the early 1980s, starring a still very young about 8 year old drew barrymore. Scott ambushes charlie drew barrymore and andy david keith and shoots them with tranquilizer darts. Drew barrymore was miley cyrus before miley cyrus was miley cyrus. Drew barrymore list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Firestarter is the latest stephen king movie getting a remake. She would have been nine when it was released, so probably she was seven or eight when shooting. Firestarter, the unforgettable bestseller by esteemed horror author stephen king, chronicles the extraordinary life of charlene charlie mcgee. My mom had seen this book at the grocery store with a picture of a little girl on. She recorded her experience with drug and alcohol abuse in her 1991 autobiography little girl lost.
Firestarter, this months screen adaptation of a stephen king novel, is a good, stylish mixture of the kind of hokey horror and sciencefiction elements in which mr. This volatile talent makes the youngster extremely dangerous and soon she becomes. I highly recommend the drew barrymore firestarter movie. Drew barrymore full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. As youths, andy mcgee david keith and his future wife, vicky heather locklear, participated in secret experiments, allowing themselves to be subjected to mysterious medical tests. Stephen kings firestarter movie gets a new director. The following is the complete list of filmography by american actress, author, director, model and producer, drew barrymore. After college sweethearts andrew david keith and vicky mcgee heather.
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